Possible Reasons for Incompatibilities After Initial Spin During a Crossmatch

question 20

Multiple Choice

Possible reasons for incompatibilities after initial spin during a crossmatch include:

• A) new alloantibody in recipient's plasma.
• B) alloantibody to a low-incidence present is on the donor unit red blood cells.
• C) warm-reactive autoantibody is present in the recipient's plasma.
• D) all of these reasons.

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